The structure and function of biomolecules are strongly influenced by their hydration shells.
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …

This review deals with dynamics of water molecules in the hydration layer that surrounds
selfassemblies and proteins in aqueous solutions. This topic has not only seen a vigorous …

Because of its unique properties, water drives many natural and biological processes. While
a detailed understanding of its precise role is still being unravelled, it is clear that the …

Almost all biological macromoleculessproteins (enzymes) and DNAsare inactive in the
absence of water. Hydration of a protein/enzyme is particularly important for the stability of …

Protein motions are essential for function. Comparing protein processes with the dielectric
fluctuations of the surrounding solvent shows that they fall into two classes: nonslaved and …

Extracts of the resin of the guggul tree (Commiphora mukul) lower LDL (low-density
lipoprotein) cholesterol levels in humans. The plant sterol guggulsterone [4, 17 (20) …

Biological water at the interface of proteins is critical to their equilibrium structures and
enzyme function and to phenomena such as molecular recognition and protein–protein …

2 1 Introduction the most salient points are just that a molecule can exist in a variety of states
depending on how its electrons are distributed among a set of molecular orbitals, and that …

The unique features of a macromolecule and water as a solvent make the issue of solvation
unconventional, with questions about the static versus dynamic nature of hydration and the …

The rate of energy transfer from B800 to B850 in the peripheral light harvesting complex LH2
is modeled in detail. A method for determining ensemble average energy transfer rates in …